Effects

To add an effect to the Functional Failure Analysis, choose F-F-E-C > Effect > Add Effect.

To insert a new effect above the selected effect, choose F-F-E-C > Effect > Insert Effect.

To edit an existing effect in the functional failure analysis, use the properties window. To open the properties window, select the effect and choose F-F-E-C > Effect > Edit Effect or double-click the effect in the hierarchy or filtered view.

In addition to the options and fields common to all record properties windows, the specific effect properties (in the Effect area at the top of the list) are as follows:

• The Effect # field contains a number that is automatically assigned by the software based on the current position of the effect in the current F-F-E-C hierarchy.
• The Failure Effect field allows you to type up to 255 characters to describe effect of the failure on the top level item or system.
• The Category field displays the failure effect categorization (FEC). If the FEC has not yet been defined, click the to open the Failure Effect Categorization window. If an FEC has already been defined, click the to view and/or change the analysis.

Tip: For any properties window, blue text indicates that you can edit the field, italic gray text indicate that the information is automatically populated by the software. When you click inside any editable text field, the Select Existing icon   displays a list of the unique text descriptions that have already been entered for this field.